CPAC invites you to join us at From Rust Belt to Artist Belt II (RBAB2) on Thursday, Sept. 17th, and Friday, Sept. 18th, 2009, in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District. During this two-day event you will have an opportunity to see artist-based community development firsthand and explore the neighborhood’s institutions, including Cleveland Public Theatre, 78th Street Studios, the historic Arcade and the newly renovated Capitol Theatre.
Our national and international experts will show you how innovative thinkers are using the industrial Midwest’s unique mix of assets, including its extensive network of community development corporations, its established arts and culture sector and its multitude of vacant properties, to reimagine the “Rust Belt” as the Artist Belt. Our experts will address the practical considerations artists and community developers should think about when forming partnerships and undertaking their own projects.
A keynote speech will be presented by Ralf Ebert, Director of STADTart and Culture and Planning Consultant for the City of Dortmund, Germany on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 17th at 9:00 a.m. STADTart is a well-established German consultancy in the field of culture, creativity and urban development. It is conducting applied research and feasibility studies and coordinating policy advice for local and regional governments, for developers and for private corporations. Ralf Ebert has published numerous reports on culture and creative industries, on culture-related tourism and marketing for regions, leisure parks, developmental strategies for culture and creative industries in traditional industrial regions. Please click here to see a full schedule [1].
REGISTRATION
Join us as we move From Rust Belt to Artist Belt!
General admission for two-day event is $175, which includes a continental breakfast and boxed lunch for each day of the conference.
Register Online [2] (General Admission $175)
A limited number of artist scholarships are also available on a first-come-first-serve basis, lowering the rate to $100. Artists should use the artist scholarship form to register for the event and take advantage of this special offer.
Artist Scholarship Form [3] ($100 mail or fax)
A group discount rate is being offered to those attending in groups of 5 or more. The group discount rate is $157.50 per person. To register as a group, please select one member of your group to serve as the primary contact. The primary contact and all group members’ registration forms should be submitted at the same time along with one payment for the entire group.
Group Registration Form [4] (5 or more $157.50 per person mail or fax)
The official hotel of From Rust Belt to Artist Belt II is the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Reserve a room prior to Thursday, September 10th, 2009 and receive a discounted rate. Click here and enter check-in date [5].
Please contact Kristin Tarajack, CPAC Research Manager, at 216-575-0331, x124 or klt [at] cpacbiz [dot] org for additional questions.
For information on the first From Rust Belt to Artist Belt summit, please click here [6].
To learn more about the strengths and challenges the industrial midwest faces with this creative compass initiative, please view the information presented in CPAC's white paper available here [6].
Brought to you with generous support from:
Charter One Bank, Continental Airlines, Dominion, Fifth Third Bank, Ford Foundation, Key Bank, Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), & Ohio Arts Council (OAC).
Additional support from:
The Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, The George Gund Foundation, The John P. Murphy Foundation, The Kulas Foundation and The Thomas H. White Foundation.
Links:
[1] http://www.cpacbiz.org/ftp_file/09-10/RBAB2.Schedule4Web.pdf
[2] http://www.cpacbiz.org/community/event.php?id=375
[3] http://www.cpacbiz.org/ftp_file/09-10/RBAB2ArtistScholarship.pdf
[4] http://www.cpacbiz.org/ftp_file/09-10/RBAB2GroupReg.pdf
[5] http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clebr-renaissance-cleveland-hotel/?toDate=9/18/09&groupCode=rusrusa&fromDate=9/16/09&app=resvlink
[6] http://www.cpacbiz.org/business/FromRBtoAB.shtml